Gina McCray (15
Dec 2010)
"Important How to lock your car and why"
The criminals are daily finding out new ways to steal!
Just wanted to pass this new way of theiving to the Doves so we can all remain safer in this evil world!
Gina
How to Lock Your Car and Why
I locked my car. As I walked away I heard my car door
unlock. I went back and locked my car again three times. Each
time, as soon as I started to walk away, I would hear it unlock
again!! Naturally alarmed, I looked around and there were two
guys sitting in a car in the fire lane next to the store. They were
obviously watching me intently, and there was no doubt they were
somehow involved in this very weird situation.
I quickly chucked the errand I was on, jumped in my car and sped
away. I went straight t o the police station, told them what had
happened, and found out I was part of a new, and very successful,
scheme being used to gain entry into cars. Two weeks later, my
friend's son had a similar happening....
While traveling, my friend's son stopped at a roadside rest to use the
bathroom. When he came out to his car less than 4-5 minutes
later, someone had gotten into his car and stolen his cell phone,
laptop computer, GPS navigator, briefcase.....you name it. He
called the police and since there were no signs of his car being broken
into, the police told him he had been a victim of the latest robbery
tactic -- there is a device that robbers are using now to clone your
security code when you lock your doors on your car using your key-chain
locking device..
They sit a distance away and watch for their next victim. They know you
are going inside of the store, restaurant, or bathroom and that they
now have a few minutes to steal and run.
Solution ---- The police officer said to manually lock your car door-by
hitting the lock button inside the car -- that way if there is someone
sitting in a parking lot watching for their next victim, it will not be
you.
When you hit
the lock button on your car upon exiting, it does not send the security
code, but if you walk away and use the door lock on your key chain, it
sends the code through the airwaves where it can be instantly stolen.
This is very real.
Be wisely aware of what you just read and please pass this note
on. Look how many times we all lock our doors with our remote
just to be sure we remembered to lock them -- and bingo, someone has
our code...and whatever was in our car.
Snopes verified --.Please share with everyone you know